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The main reason for this is to gather information for the [[Geoscope]] | The main reason for this is to gather information for the [[Geoscope]] | ||
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*10<sup>14</sup> (100 trillion) [[w:Cell (biology)|cells]] in the Human body | *10<sup>14</sup> (100 trillion) [[w:Cell (biology)|cells]] in the Human body | ||
*A typical cell size is 10μm, (0.01mm) some [[w:pollen|pollen]] is a bit smaller than that but is made of several cells. The [[w:Cell membrane|cell membrane]] (wall) is about 10nm thick for animals cells. | *A typical cell size is 10μm, (0.01mm) some [[w:pollen|pollen]] is a bit smaller than that but is made of several cells. The [[w:Cell membrane|cell membrane]] (wall) is about 10nm thick for animals cells. | ||
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''Human cell with nucleus, about 30,000 atoms in diameter, the pores are about 200 atoms diameter, the ribosomes about twice that'' | ''Human cell with nucleus, about 30,000 atoms in diameter, the pores are about 200 atoms diameter, the ribosomes about twice that'' | ||
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*The [[w:angstrom|Angstrom]] is 0.1nm and is rougly the size of a typical atom (0.5A for Hydrogen to 3.8A for Uranium). | *The [[w:angstrom|Angstrom]] is 0.1nm and is rougly the size of a typical atom (0.5A for Hydrogen to 3.8A for Uranium). | ||
*The distance between carbon atoms in β sheets in enzymes etc is roughly 5A (0.5nm). | *The distance between carbon atoms in β sheets in enzymes etc is roughly 5A (0.5nm). | ||
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*The pores on the nucleaus would have about 600 atoms around their opening. | *The pores on the nucleaus would have about 600 atoms around their opening. | ||
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[[+Powersoften]] | [[+Powersoften]] | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 30 July 2007
The main reason for this is to gather information for the Geoscope
Cells
- 1014 (100 trillion) cells in the Human body
- A typical cell size is 10μm, (0.01mm) some pollen is a bit smaller than that but is made of several cells. The cell membrane (wall) is about 10nm thick for animals cells.
- The cell nucleus is 11-22μm and is typically about 10% of the total volume, so the cell would have to be about 50-100μm. Typical mammalian cell nucleaus has 3000-4000 pores of 100nm diameter.
- Animal cells are on the borderline of visibility, they can be seen but only as a spec of dust.
|  E-coli single-cell organisms |
Human cell with nucleus, about 30,000 atoms in diameter, the pores are about 200 atoms diameter, the ribosomes about twice that
Atoms
- The Angstrom is 0.1nm and is rougly the size of a typical atom (0.5A for Hydrogen to 3.8A for Uranium).
- The distance between carbon atoms in β sheets in enzymes etc is roughly 5A (0.5nm).
- This would make the cell nucleus in the region of 30,000 atoms diameter, and the animal cell 150,000 atoms.
- The pores on the nucleaus would have about 600 atoms around their opening.
